Chad vs Niger

Chad vs Niger: Military share of state spending

Military share of state spending in 2025: 15.5% of government spending in Chad and 15.2% of government spending in Niger, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Chad, by 0.4 percentage points, or 1.02 times that in Niger.

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% of government spending · SIPRI

Chad vs Niger: Military share of state spendingMilitary share of state spending in 2025: 15.5% of government spending in Chad and 15.2% of government spending in Niger, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Chad, by 0.4 percentage points, or 1.02 times that in Niger.
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What the numbers say

  • Chad has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Niger.
  • In 2025, Chad ranked 13 and Niger ranked 14 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of government spending · SIPRI

YearChadNiger
202515.515.2
20241516.4
202311.712.5
202214.67.3
2021155.6
202015.47.7
201914.98.9
201817.28.5
201714.89.3
201621.18.3
201511–
201412.85.7
201324.55.1
2012–9.5
201122.46.3
201023.76
200930.54.1
200831.34.4
200726.3–
200621.5–
20057.24.8
20047.95.3
20036.85.2
20028.55.2
20018.77.4
20007.56.7
19997.26.2
19986.26.1
19976.15.9
19968.86.7
19957.76.4

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, by SIPRI’s count.
  • Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
  • Ranks count the 150 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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